Massachusetts: Greenery and skyline

Just across the Charles River from Boston lays Cambridge, Mass. For a prime panorama of the city and environs, climb the Washington Tower at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, as these two did. Photo taken in 2009.

Just across the Charles River from Boston lays Cambridge, Mass. For a prime panorama of the city and environs, climb the Washington Tower at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, as these two did. Photo taken in 2009. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Just across the Charles River from Boston lays Cambridge, Mass. For a prime panorama of the city and environs, climb the Washington Tower at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, as these two did. Photo taken in 2009.Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times